title: Heterogeneous solution deposition of high-performance adhesive hybrid films.
abstract: Interfaces between organic and inorganic materials are of critical importance to the lifetime of devices found in microelectronic chips, organic electronics, photovoltaics, and high-performance laminates. Hybrid organic/inorganic materials synthesized through sol-gel processing are best suited to address these challenges because of the intimate mixing of both components. We demonstrate that deposition from heterogeneous sol-gel solutions leads to the unique nanolength-scale control of the through-thickness film composition and therefore the independent optimization of both the bulk and interfacial film properties. Consequently, an outstanding 3-fold improvement in the adhesive/cohesive properties of these hybrid films can be obtained from otherwise identical precursors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giachino
authors.forename: Geraud
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: Reinhold H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Dauskardt